LAS VEGAS NV March 28 2020 Boarded up businesses and a run on guns brings to mind images of looting and potentially dangerous confrontations. We asked police how they plan to protect the public and themselves during this pandemic when wood-covered windows and padlocked doors are the new “now” with all nonessential businesses forced to close […]
SEATTLE WA March 28 2020 — One of the most vibrant neighborhoods in Seattle –— both night and day –— is currently a ghost-town because of COVID-19 closures. As a result, Ballard business owners are concerned their stores, restaurants, and bars are more vulnerable to crime. Curtis Steiner’s watch and jewelry store on Ballard Avenue Northwest […]
WYOMISSING, Pa. March 28 2020– The impact of the coronavirus is being felt inside Wyomissing-based Security Guards Inc., but not in the way you may have expected. “Call-offs have actually gone down, not up, which is kinda phenomenal,” said Guido Pichini, the firm’s owner. Clients like Reading Hospital and the Berks County Services Center are relying […]
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. March 28 2020— The number of employees in the New York Police Department who tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to grow daily. On Wednesday, there were 25 new positive cases in the department from the previous day, with 20 more uniformed members and five new civilian members who tested positive, […]
Detroit, MI March 27 2020 Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Commander Donafay Collins died on Wednesday after contracting COVID-19. The 63-year-old commander had been hospitalized for weeks prior to his death, according to The Detroit News. Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon said that Commander Collins also suffered from underlying medical conditions, the Detroit Free Press reported. […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. March 27 2020 – As nonprofits work to help those hurting from the coronavirus pandemic, a metro security company is using its resources to support them. The president of Titan Protection & Consulting, Ryan Smith, said his company has seen an increase in calls for service since the stay-at-home order went into place. […]
Belton MO March 27 2020 A man who plotted to bomb a Missouri hospital during the coronavirus crisis was killed during a shooting this week after he went to pick up what he thought was a vehicle rigged with explosives, not knowing he was doing so as the FBI looked on, federal authorities revealed Wednesday. […]